Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Spring 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/2/2023
Sporting a checklist of 589 total cards and released during a year that saw Roger Maris surpass Babe Ruth’s home run record, the Topps baseball set of 1961 also featured the Hall of Fame rookie cards of Juan Marichal, Billy Williams and Ron Santo. Up for grabs here and sure to pique the interest of all our vintage baseball enthusiasts, is this lot consisting of three (3) 1961 Topps Baseball graded cards that includes the likes of HOFers Willie Mays, Carl Yastrzemski and Sandy Koufax. All having been graded by either BVG or PSA, the example of card #150 picturing Willie Mays leads the way having earned a mark of NEAR MINT+ 7.5 from the graders at Beckett. The lone PSA slabbed offering comes in the form of Carl Yastrzemski’s Star Rookie card that falls at #287 in the checklist and has garnered a mark of EX 5 while the last of the three cards is found in the form of Sandy Koufax’s card #344 that has also been encapsulated in a BVG holder, displaying a mark of EX-MT+ 6.5 on its label. All retaining bold and vivid colours and presenting with pleasing centering while showing some light even toning and corner wear, all the holders remain in excellent condition with just light scratches/scuffs being observed.
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